Pressure control of an electro-hydraulic actuated clutch via novel hysteresis model

This paper mainly focuses on the development of pressure tracking control logic of electro-hydraulic actuators for vehicle application. This is done to improve and ensure the performance of a precise lower-level controller for evolving modern shift control logic. The required performance is obtained by hysteresis model-based feed-forward control and additional feedback control. The hysteresis and the time delay, which adversely affect pressure control, are well known nonlinear behaviors in electro-hydraulic actuators. In order to cope with the hysteresis, a novel hysteresis model is proposed based on a physical phenomenon. A mathematical model based on a characteristic curve obtained in preliminary experiments is presented using only one tuning parameter, and this model can be inverted easily to construct a feed-forward controller. In addition, a feedback controller is designed considering the stability margin of a time delay system. The feedback control inputs ensure compensation of the feed-forward errors caused by model error and uncertainty. The proposed controller is designed to lower computational cost considering applicability for production vehicles. As a result, the developed pressure controller is applied to a transmission control unit of a production vehicle and verified experimentally for various driving scenarios.     

Integral sliding mode based optimal composite nonlinear feedback control for a class of systems

This paper presents an optimization method of designing the integral sliding mode （ISM） based composite nonlinear feedback （CNF） controller for a class of low order linear systems with input saturation. The optimal CNF control is first designed as a nominal control to yield high tracking speed and low overshoot. The selection of all the tuning parameters for the CNF control law is turned into a minimization problem and solved automatically by particle swarm optimization （PSO） algorithm. Subsequently, the discontinuous control law is introduced to reject matched disturbances. Then, the optimal ISM-CNF control law is achieved as the sum of the optimal CNF control law and the discontinuous control law. The effectiveness of the optimal ISM-CNF controller is verified by comparing with a step by step designed one. High tracking performance is achieved by applying the optimal ISM-CNF controller to the tracking control of the micromirror.     

Locomotion Control of a Hydraulically Actuated Hexapod Robot by Robust Adaptive Fuzzy Control with Self-Tuned Adaptation Gain and Dead Zone Fuzzy Pre-compensation

Hydraulically actuated robotic mechanisms are becoming popular for field robotic applications for their compact design and large output power. However, they exhibit nonlinearity, parameter variation and flattery delay in the response. This flattery delay, which often causes poor trajectory tracking performance of the robot, is possibly caused by the dead zone of the proportional electromagnetic control valves and the delay associated with oil flow. In this investigation, we have proposed a trajectory tracking control system for hydraulically actuated robotic mechanism that diminishes the flattery delay in the output response. The proposed controller consists of a robust adaptive fuzzy controller with self-tuned adaptation gain in the feedback loop to cope with the parameter variation and disturbances and a one-step-ahead fuzzy controller in the feed-forward loop for hydraulic dead zone pre-compensation. The adaptation law of the feedback controller has been designed by Lyapunov synthesis method and its adaptation rate is varied by fuzzy self-tuning. The variable adaptation rate helps to improve the tracking performance without sacrificing the stability. The proposed control technique has been applied for locomotion control of a hydraulically actuated hexapod robot under independent joint control framework. For tracking performance of the proposed controller has also been compared with classical PID controller, LQG state feedback controller and static fuzzy controller. The experimental results exhibit a very accurate foot trajectory tracking with very small tracking error with the proposed controller.     

High-order sliding-mode observer based output feedback adaptive robust control of a launching platform with backstepping

A kind of launching platform driven by two permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) motors which is used to launch kinetic load to hit the target, always faces strong parameter uncertainties and strong external disturbance such as the air current impulsion, which would degrade their tracking accuracy greatly. In this paper, an adaptive robust nonlinear controller is proposed for high-accuracy motion control of the launching platform, in which the adaption law is designed to estimate the unknown coupling coefficients of torque disturbance and feed-forward cancellation technique is used to compensate the coupling torque disturbance and some other constant disturbances. In addition, a nonlinear robust feedback term is designed to inhibit the influence of the parameter estimation error and the other model uncertainty to stabilise the closed-loop system. Considering that some system states are immeasurable due to cost-reduction, volume/weight limitations and structure restriction or heavy measurement noise is usually associated with the measurements, which may also deteriorate the achievable performance of full-state feedback controllers; a high-order sliding-mode observer is used to estimate the unmeasured system states, and it is synthesised with the adaptive robust controller via feed-forward cancellation method. The intermediary virtual control law and the final control law are derived by integrating the backstepping method. Furthermore, the controller theoretically guarantees a prescribed tracking transient performance and final tracking accuracy while achieving asymptotic tracking performance in the presence of parametric uncertainties only, which is very important for high-accuracy tracking control of launching platform. Extensive comparative experimental results are obtained to verify the high performance nature of the proposed control strategy.     

基于一阶不确定项估计律的机械臂鲁棒控制研究

针对多自由度机械臂控制系统的模型参数误差、关节摩擦力以及外部输入扰动等不确定项,设计了一类一阶误差估计律;结合基于机构动力学名义模型的输入输出反馈线性化控制算法,对六自由度刚性机械臂的时变轨迹跟踪控制进行了研究,理论上证明了设计的鲁棒控制器是全局渐进稳定的.仿真结果表明该控制策略对系统的各类不确定项具有很好的鲁棒性,能够实现高精度的轨迹跟踪控制.     

基于神经网络的水下机器人三维航迹跟踪控制

本文研究了水下机器人三维航迹跟踪控制问题.在充分考虑了模型中不确定水动力系数和外界海流干扰的基础上,提出了基于神经网络的自适应输出反馈控制方法.控制器由3部分组成:基于动态补偿器的输出反馈控制项、神经网络自适应控制项和鲁棒控制项.神经网络所需的自适应学习信号由线性观测器提供.基于Lyapunov稳定性理论证明了控制系统的稳定性.最后针对某AUV进行了空间三维航迹跟踪控制仿真实验,结果表明设计的控制器可以较好地克服时变非线性水动力阻尼对系统的影响,并对外界海流干扰有较好的抑制作用,可以实现三维航迹的精确跟踪.     

MODELING OF A PIEZO‐ACTUATED POSITIONING STAGE BASED ON A HYSTERESIS OBSERVER

Piezo‐actuated positioning stages contain two parts: a Piezo Electric Actuator (PEA) and a positioning mechanism. The tracking control accuracy of the piezo‐actuated positioning stage is limited due to the hysteretic nonlinearity of the PEA and the friction behavior of the positioning mechanism. This loss in precision restricts the use of the piezo‐actuated stage in an ultra‐high‐precision optical system. This paper presents an inversion‐based approach to reduce the nonlinearity of the PEA by using a proposed hysteresis observer. To reduce the degredation in precision due to the friction behavior of the positioning mechanism, a PI feedback controller with a feed‐forward controller based on a hysteresis observer is proposed to solve tracking problems with modelling uncertainties and external disturbances.     

Sliding Mode and PI Controllers for Uncertain Flexible Joint Manipulator

This paper is dealing with the problem of tracking control for uncertain flexible joint manipulator robots driven by brushless direct current motor(BDCM). Flexibility of joint in the manipulator constitutes one of the most important sources of uncertainties. In order to achieve high performance, all parts of the manipulator including actuator have been modeled. To cancel the tracking error, a hysteresis current controller and speed controllers have been developed. To evaluate the effectiveness of speed controllers, a comparative study between proportional integral(PI) and sliding mode controllers has been performed. Finally, simulation results carried out in the Matlab simulink environment demonstrate the high precision of sliding mode controller compared with PI controller in the presence of uncertainties of joint flexibility.     

融合迭代学习与干扰观测器的压电微动平台精密运动控制

针对运动系统中常见的重复参考轨迹,尽管迭代学习控制（iterative learning control,ILC）可以通过迭代有效消除重复误差,但其对于非重复性干扰十分敏感．为实现在非重复干扰环境下压电微动平台的精密运动,提出了融合ILC与干扰观测器（disturbance observer,DOB）的控制策略．为避免复杂的迟滞建模,将迟滞非线性视为迭代过程中的重复性输入干扰．为保证控制策略的稳定性,推导其收敛条件并分析对非重复性干扰的抑制作用从而降低收敛误差．最后在压电微动平台进行了对比实验,结果表明：所提控制策略可以在无迟滞模型的前提下有效补偿迟滞非线性．针对理想环境下的5Hz、10Hz、20Hz三角波跟踪,其跟踪误差的均方根在行程的0.4%以内;而在非重复干扰环境下,跟踪误差的均方根为10.24nm,与内置的控制器、单独的反馈控制器、ILC相比,分别降低了98.73%、98.67%与88.24%．而且在干扰环境下,所提控制策略加快了ILC的收敛速度．实验结果充分验证了所提控制策略的有效性,实现了压电微动平台的精密运动．     

Optimal two-degree-of-freedom fuzzy control for locomotion control of a hydraulically actuated hexapod robot

Locomotion control of legged robots is a very challenging task because very accurate foot trajectory tracking control is necessary for stable walking. An electro-hydraulically actuated walking robot has sufficient power to walk on rough terrain and carry a heavier payload. However, electro-hydraulic servo systems suffer from various shortcomings such as a high degree of nonlinearity, uncertainty due to changing hydraulic properties, delay due to oil flow and dead-zone of the proportional electromagnetic control valves. These shortcomings lead to inaccurate analytical system model, therefore, application of classical control techniques result into large tracking error. Fuzzy logic is capable of modeling mathematically complex or ill-defined systems. Therefore, fuzzy logic is becoming popular for synthesis of control systems for complex and nonlinear plants. In this investigation, a two-degree-of-freedom fuzzy controller, consisting of a one-step-ahead fuzzy prefilter in the feed-forward loop and a PI-like fuzzy controller in the feedback loop, has been proposed for foot trajectory tracking control of a hydraulically actuated hexapod robot. The fuzzy prefilter has been designed by a genetic algorithm (GA) based optimization. The prefilter overcomes the flattery delay caused by the hydraulic dead-zone of the electromagnetic proportional control valve and thus helps to achieve better tracking. The feedback fuzzy controller ensures the stability of the overall system in the face of model uncertainty associated with hydraulically actuated robotic mechanisms. Experimental results exhibit that the proposed controller manifests better foot trajectory tracking performance compared to single-degree-of-freedom (SDF) fuzzy controller or optimal classical controller like state feedback LQR controller.     

Nonsingular terminal sliding mode based finite-time control for spacecraft attitude tracking

This paper studies finite-time attitude tracking control problem of a rigid spacecraft system with external disturbances and inertia uncertainties. Firstly, a new finite-time attitude tracking control law is designed using nonsingular terminal sliding mode concepts. In the absence and presence of external disturbances and inertia uncertainties, this controller can drive the attitude and angular velocity tracking errors to reach zero in finite time. Secondly, a finite-time disturbance observer is introduced to estimate the disturbance, and a composite controller is developed which consists of a feedback control based on nonsingular terminal sliding mode method and compensation term based on finite-time disturbance observer. Finite-time convergence of attitude tracking errors and the stability of the closed-loop system is ensured by the Lyapunov approach. Numerical simulations on attitude control of spacecraft are also given to demonstrate the performance of the proposed controllers.     

鲁棒组合非线性反馈技术在直流电机速度控制中的应用

针对带有常量干扰和具有输入饱和约束的直流电机模型,本文通过设计鲁棒组合非线性反馈控制器,来提高电机速度控制的快速性和精确度。基本思想是在组合非线性反馈（Composite Nonlinear Feedback（CNF））控制的基础上加入干扰估计项和补偿项,在消除系统由于干扰产生的稳态误差的同时,保证了原组合非线性反馈控制响应快速及超调小的瞬态性能。     

一类非线性系统的间接自适应输出反馈模糊控制

针对一类未知非线性系统,提出一种输出反馈控制方法。首先在假设系统状态已知的情况下设计状态反馈控制器,实现跟踪性能。然后在系统状态不完全可测的情况下,通过设计高增益观测器对系统的状态进行估计,实现输出反馈控制器设计。最后证明所设计的输出反馈控制器可获得状态反馈控制器所取得的最大最小问题的跟踪性能。     

Robust adaptive fuzzy sliding mode trajectory tracking control for serial robotic manipulators

The ever increasingly stringent performance requirements of industrial robotic applications highlight significant importance of advanced robust control designs for serial robots that are generally subject to various uncertainties and external disturbances. Therefore, this paper proposes and investigates the design and implementation of a robust adaptive fuzzy sliding mode controller in the task space for uncertain serial robotic manipulators. The sliding mode control is well known for its robustness to system parameter variations and external disturbances, and is thus a highly desirable and cost-effective approach to achieve high precision control task for serial robots. The proposed controller is designed based on a fuzzy logic approximation to accomplish trajectory tracking with high accuracy and simultaneously attenuate effects from uncertainties. In the controller, the high-frequency uncertain term is approximated by using a fuzzy logic system while the low-frequency term is adaptively updated in real time based on a parametric adaption law. The control efficacy and effectiveness of the proposed control algorithm are comparatively verified against a recently proposed conventional controller. The test results demonstrate that the proposed controller has better trajectory tracking performances and is more robust against large disturbances than the conventional controller under the same operating conditions.     

High precision tracking of a piezoelectric positioner using a discrete-time sliding mode control

This paper proposes a new comprehensive control strategy to precisely control a piezoelectric positioner by combining discrete-time sliding mode control (DSMC) with the Prandtl-Ishlinskii hysteresis model. In order to obtain precision tracking control, a direct inverse hysteresis compensation method is firstly adopted to compensate for the asymmetric hysteresis nonlinearity. Due to the existence of hysteresis modeling error, the dynamics behavior of the piezoelectric positioner with hysteresis compensation can be treated as a linear second order plant plus an unknown lumped disturbance term. Then a discrete-time sliding mode controller with a disturbance observer is designed to stabilize the position error and improve the position accuracy. The stability of DSMC and the convergence of the disturbance observer are both carried out. It is shown that the tracking performances are robust to the parametric uncertainties and unknown disturbances. Eventually, different trajectory-tracking experiments are performed, and the comparative experimental results are presented to confirm the significantly better performance of the proposed control strategy.

     

Output feedback second order sliding mode control for spacecraft attitude and translation motion

This paper studies an output feedback control problem for spacecraft position and attitude control when uncertainties related to system parameters and external disturbances are present. Firstly, a new finite-time control law is designed using second order sliding mode concepts. In the presence of external disturbances and inertia uncertainties, the new control law provides finite-time convergence and high tracking precision. Secondly, a new sliding-mode-based filter is developed to estimate the first time derivatives of attitude and position in finite time. Instead of the translational and angular velocity variables, the estimated derivative values are used for the controller design. The proposed controller with this filter is an output feedback controller since translational and angular velocity measurements are not required. The closed-loop system under this controller is non-homogeneous and the stability is proven by using concepts of a strong Lyapunov function and Lyapunov stability theory. The trajectories of the closed-loop system can be controlled to converge to a ball centered at the origin that can be made as small as desired. Numerical simulations of position and attitude control of spacecraft are given to demonstrate the performance of the proposed controller and filter.     

Transient performance for discrete‐time singular systems with actuators saturation via composite nonlinear feedback control

This paper is concerned with the transient performance improvement in tracking control problems for linear multivariable discrete‐time singular systems subject to actuators saturation. A composite nonlinear feedback control strategy is considered, and the resulting controller consists of a linear feedback law and a nonlinear feedback law without any switching element. The nonlinear term leads to a varying damping ratio of the closed‐loop system and yields a small overshoot as the output approaches the target reference, whereas the linear component is designed to achieve a quick response of the closed‐loop system. Two composite nonlinear feedback control laws by both state feedback and measurement output feedback are addressed. An illustrative example is included to show the validity of the obtained results. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

基于滑模观测器的直线伺服系统反馈线性化速度跟踪控制

在许多高速、高精的直线伺服系统中,要求能实现对速度的快速精确跟踪,但其模型的非线性和变量间的耦合给控制带来难度.对高速、高精速度跟踪控制中,电流和速度的变化过程在时间尺度上相对接近,不能简单地采用磁场定向矢量控制方法实现静态解耦,否则电流和速度间的非线性耦合将破坏速度跟踪品质.采用状态反馈线性化方法来实现永磁直线同步电动机(PMLSM)模型的精确线性化和动态解耦.利用非线性坐标变换和非线性反馈将系统解耦成独立的线性电流子系统和速度子系统.通过扩展滑模观测器来实现对所需要的动子速度、加速度和负载扰动的鲁棒观测.并利用李雅普诺夫理论对由反馈线性化和滑模观测器构成的非线性闭环系统的稳定性进行了证明.仿真结果表明该方案使PMLSM伺服系统具有良好的鲁棒速度跟踪性能.     

基于非线性迭代滑模的欠驱动UUV三维航迹跟踪控制

为实现欠驱动无人水下航行器(Unmanned underwater vehicle, UUV)在未知海流干扰作用下的三维航迹跟踪控制, 提出一种基于工程解耦思想设计的非线性迭代滑模航迹跟踪控制器. 基于虚拟向导的方法,建立UUV空间航迹跟踪误差方程;采用迭代方法设计非线性滑模控制器, 无需对UUV模型参数不确定部分和海流干扰进行估计,避免了舵的抖振现象以及减小了稳态误差与超调问题. 仿真实验表明,设计的控制器对欠驱动UUV系统的模型参数摄动及海流干扰变化不敏感、 且设计参数易于调节,可以实现三维航迹的精确跟踪.     

一种机器人轨迹的鲁棒跟踪控制

把基于拉格朗日方程的n关节机器人动力学模型,转化成了一线性状态方程.基于这种线性状态方程,利用李雅普诺夫函数方法分别针对机器人标称模型和有外界不确定性干扰时,设计前馈控制器和反馈控制器,使得机器人的实际运动轨迹在标称模型下,指数收敛于所给定的期望运动轨迹;在有外界不确定性干扰时,它与期望轨迹的误差是终值有界的.并且,针对后者所提出的控制律进行仿真.仿真结果表明,这种连续鲁棒控制律对于机器人系统存在外界不确定性干扰时是十分有效的.